An iconic Austin office building, built in 1960, has undergone a complete renovation by local architecture firm, Mark Odom Studio. Cantilevering towards North Lamar Blvd, this mid-century structure is nestled along a main Austin thoroughfare and integral midtown park district.
Meredith and Tyler Spears, owners of the heritage and family operated insurance company BKCW, bought the building for its iconic mid-century architecture which they felt reflected their company culture, attitude, and goals. The project then began not only as a full renovation of the 3,000 square foot office building built in 1960 (by architects Pendley & Day), but also as an adaptive reuse, ensuring the true preservation of the original building.
Austin based Specht Architects partnered with STG Design and Novo Construction, designs Indeed.com’s new Austin HQ. “Indeed’s newest Austin hub expresses a new visual identity for the company – one centered around an honest expression of the company’s values, while also incorporating signature elements that are to be deployed throughout Indeed’s other worldwide offices,” says Scott Specht, founder Specht Architects. “ It is modern, minimal, and simple, yet infused with warm materials and spaces for a multitude of ways of working and recharging.”
Taking advantage of its unique site in Austin’s eclectic Travis Heights neighborhood on the southern shores of Lady Bird Lake, the Edgecliff Residence is a play on contrasts: light and shadow, open and closed, organic and orthogonal. Designed for a couple of empty-nesters on a modest budget, the home’s contemporary aesthetic is balanced by the desire to respect the scale of the existing neighborhood.
Like the houses around it, the dwelling occupies a small lot on a quiet residential street. The design responds to its narrow site with an unusual, trapezoidal floor plan that is essentially one bay deep. The residence is divided into three levels in order to maximize views, with guest quarters at ground level, living spaces on the second floor, and the master suite at the highest level.
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This house was featured on the 2019 Houston Modern Home Tour. It’s a 3,800 square foot, 4 story modern home. Cool project and clients! The key was to work around the 3 existing large trees, and still be able to fit in all of the spaces required in the program. There are awesome views from all levels, the best are from the 4th floor terrace – looking towards the skyline of downtown Houston in one direction, and towards the Transco Tower in the other direction.
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Facelift and redesign of an existing 1975 residence, into a contemporary ‘Craftsman’ style residence. The house is located in the Woodlands, Texas, and is a great example of a total exterior (and interior) makeover.
Featured in Houston House & Home magazine, February 2016 article, ‘Front Exterior Makeovers, How to keep you remodel simple and stunning’.
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Peponi Pine Lodge is a 4,000 square foot, 1 story residence with 6 car garage, located out in the piney woods of east Texas. The key to the design was maximizing the natural lighting into the heart of the interior, as well as frame the beautiful views of the surrounding forest. This house is a testament to what can be done with cement-fiber lapped siding. If you really take the time and come up with great details, this material can be as nice as natural stone or stained wood. The almost all white color scheme gives this home a cathedral-like quality, which stands out against the browns and greens of the trees. The homeowners are as happy as I am with the finished product.
During the 1950s, architect Roland Roessner was teaching at the University of Texas and designing some of Austin’s most daring modern structures. One of his more memorable houses, located on Balcones Drive, is notable for its prominently cantilevered concrete balcony perched above a long, sloping hillside, with Camp Mabry as its backyard. Though previously unacquainted with the period, new owners delved into all things mid-century modern and hired Clayton & Little to assist with a deliberate and sensitive renovation of this Austin treasure.
Article source: Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc
The design was inspired by the home featured in the 1955 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, North by Northwest. It is a modern design with an overall “Frank Lloyd Wright” feel. Open spaces with high ceilings and large windows, the home backs up to the Hogg Bird Sanctuary and Bayou Bend. The pool is also custom designed to the slope of the property featuring two levels and three waterfalls. Located in Houston, Texas.
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This 4,400 square foot building is a retail/snack center at Camp Cho-Yeh, located in the wooded area of Livingston, Texas. The Trading Post is meant to be the hang-out center at the camp, a place to eat, shop, play, connect, and relax. It is situated on a sloped site in the middle of the camp ground, next to the new ropes course, surrounded by beautiful giant loblolly pines.
Dallas-based OMNIPLAN Architects, announced the grand opening of one of its most prestigious projects to date, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum. The OMNIPLAN team, led by Mark Holisinger, designed the LEED certified, 55,000 square foot museum from the inside out.
The design amplifies the museum’s narrative by leading guests through a physically changing path with a series of highly experiential spaces that allow visitors to fully absorb the exhibits.
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